Hot-summer humid continental
Colby, Kansas
Thomas County, Kansas · Population 5.4k · 3,173 ft elevation
Living in Colby
Colby has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Colby at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 3,173 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,274 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $151k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $736/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 54 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 543 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 90th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 15°F | 0.4″ | 5.1″ | 212 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 5.8″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 26°F | 0.9″ | 4.2″ | 253 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 34°F | 2.0″ | 2.2″ | 265 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 310 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 57°F | 2.6″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 60°F | 3.0″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | 0.2″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 36°F | 1.6″ | 1.6″ | 249 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 25°F | 0.6″ | 3.5″ | 218 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 16°F | 0.5″ | 3.9″ | 196 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology